Aston Martin … 007 … what are you? Twelve? 
Part Two
Aston Martin … 007 … what are you? Twelve? 
Not my first link to 🔗🔎 Umair - and probably not my last - and I really don’t do it all the time.
🔗 The Year the World Broke https://john.philpin.com/search-space/?q=umair https://www.theissue.io/the-year-the-world-broke/
Today’s Surprise From History - 🖇️ Calling BS on ‘Great Thinking’ nearly three years ago.
🖇️🔎 Earlier Surprises https://john.philpin.com/2023/04/29/if-you-have.html https://john.philpin.com/search-space/?q=Today%27s+Surprise+From+History
🔗 Futility Closet isn’t always futile
"Émile Zola described a work of art as “a corner of nature seen through a temperament.”" https://www.futilitycloset.com/2026/01/05/misc-103/
🔗 Manton
"Small developers (especially generalists) have a new competitive advantage"
Not just developers methinks ….
Said it before - saying it again 
https://www.manton.org/2026/01/05/john-voorhees-revived-his-old.html
Bulk Editing of Categories would be sooooo useful - Scripts and APIs seem to be hit and miss.
Org Charts: Why They Are Wrong https://john.philpin.com/2026/01/05/org-charts-why-they-are.html
Mars Edit suddenly decides that there is a endpoint error on my Micro Blog API - but wonderin if there is something more - because once again posts are taking ‘forever’ to reach the web page.
The Fractalisation of Work https://john.philpin.com/2026/01/05/the-fractalisation-of-work.html
Is this thing on - he casually wonders ….
"I have been thinking about the future and how we might respond to it. We are sliding into a period of transition like no other, most likely triggered in three waves; AI, quantum computing and the brain computer interface. Artists have a role to look into the mists and, when they catch sight of something, to hold up a mirror."
"These are my lumpy bits – i/o: the inside has a new way out and o\i: the outside has a new way in."
"We are not, and have never been, the exclusively self-determining, independent beings that have been given the run of the world. We are something else, a part of nature, a pa... john.philpin.com https://john.philpin.com/2026/01/05/i-have-been-thinking-about.html
Chief of Station, 2024 - ★★★ https://john.philpin.com/2026/01/04/chief-of-station.html
Jay Kelly, 2025 - ★★★ https://john.philpin.com/2026/01/04/jay-kelly.html
🔗 David Sacks sees 2 cities replacing NYC and SF as finance and tech capitalswww.businessinsider.com/david-sac…)
In case you are wondering .. Miami and Austin … right! https://www.businessinsider.com/david-sacks-new-york-san-francisco-vs-miami-austin-2026-1
Today’s Surprise From History - 🖇️Brexit Explained … 😂 https://john.philpin.com/2018/09/17/brexit-explained.html
Chatting to Claude - it’s response to a suggestion I made ..
"Good instinct! Micro.blog sync can be slow."
Not wrong.
"The leading edge is defined by the fact that most of us aren’t on it."
💬 Seth Godin
🔗 Derek Peden
"Straight from the presidential playbook : When in trouble, distract the voters away from your own performance by an act of war. This time it’s the people of Venezuela who are paying the price."
🖇️🔎 Wag The Dog https://www.derekpeden.com/2026/01/03/straight-from-the-presidential-playbook.html https://john.philpin.com/search-space/?q=wag+the+dog